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CC Madhya 20.221 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 221

astra-dhṛti-bheda--nāma-bhedera kāraṇa
cakrādi-dhāraṇa-bheda śuna, sanātana


SYNONYMS

astra-dhṛti—of holding the weapon; bheda—difference; nāma-bhedera—of differences of names; kāraṇa—the cause; cakra-ādi—of weapons, beginning with the disc; dhāraṇa—of holding; bheda—differences; śuna—please hear; sanātana—O Sanātana.


TRANSLATION

"My dear Sanātana, just hear from Me as I tell you how the different viṣṇu-mūrtis hold Their weapons, beginning with the disc, and how They are named differently according to the placement of objects in Their hands.